Water-supply system.



J. o. @L w. D. GRAY. WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. Ai IIIIIIIIIIIIIII ML2, 1912.l 1,070,246, t Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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JOHN O. GRAY AND WILLSON D. GRAY, OF PRETTY PRAIRIE, KANSAS.

WATER-SUPPLY SYSTEM.

To all whom, z5 may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOHN O. GRAY and lVILLsoN D. GRAY, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Pretty Prairie, in the county of Renoand State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Water-Supply Systems, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to water supply systems for residences and aimsprimarily to provide a novel system for supplying water to a residencefrom a well or like source of water supply located exterior to theresidence.

More particularly the invention relates to a system of this class inwhich the water is forced from the well through the supply pipe or pipesthrough the medium of compressed air. Ordinarily, in the use of such asystem, it is necessary to operate a pump located within the dwellingeach time a quantity of water is needed, but the present inventioncontemplates the provision of a supply system so constructed that itwill only be necessary to operate the-air compressing means at intervalsof several days.

Further the invention aims to provide a system of this class which willoperate to supply fresh water from a point near the bottom of the welland thereby overcome the disadvantages arising from the employment of astorage tank.

A still further obj ect of the invention is to so construct the systemthat water may be drawn at the well as well as within the dwelling to besupplied.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described and finally pointed out in the appended claims, it beingfurther understood that changes in the specific structure shown anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claim, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the severalviews: Figure 1 is a view illustrating the application of the system toa well and dwelling. Fig. 2, is a vert-ical sectional view in detailthrough the tank.

In the drawings, the tank base is indicated by the numeral 1, and thewell tubing by the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led January 2, 1912.

Patented Aug. 12,1913.

serial No. 668,819.

numeral 2. The upper end of the tubing Q, projects through the base,which latter is in this instance illustrated as in the nature of aplatform, and the said tubing is exteriorly threaded at its upper end,as shown. A cap pipe 4 is interiorly threaded as at 5, and is fittedonto the upper end of the well tubing 2, in the manner shown in Fig. 2of the drawings. The cap pipe 4 is provided interiorly with a ring 6,located immediately above the threads 5, and a packing gasket 7, isfitted between this ring, which forms a stop shoulder and the upper edgeof the well tubino- 2, as shown in the said Fig. 2, of the drawings. Inthis manner, an air tight joint is formed between the well tubing andthe cap pipe.

At its upper end, the pipe 4 is closed by means of the cap 6', havingthe threaded collar 7 and the threaded collar 10, which is exteriorlythreaded as at 11. A stuffing box 12, is threaded upon this neck andwithin the box is arranged a packing 13. A pipe 14 is fitted through thestuffing box and the neck of the cap 4 and this cap projects at itsupper end a slight distance above the cap 4, and terminates at its lowerend considerably below the water level within the well tube 2. In fact,it is preferable that the lower end of the pipe 14 be located but ashort distance above the bottom of the well so that a fresh supply ofwater will at all times be insured. A valve 15 is fitted to the upperend of the pipe 14 and the stem of this valve is indicated by thenumeral 16, and is provided with a handle 17, by means of which it maybe turned to open or close the valve, A pipe 18, leads from the casingof the valve 15, and may extend to a trough or to any other desiredpoint, preferably exterior to the dwelling to be supplied with water. Ifdesired, this pipe may be relatively short and terminate in a faucet 19,such as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings. In any event,it will be understood that the valve 15, is designed to control the flowof water through the pipe 14, by way of its upper end.

As a means for conducting water from the pipe 14 to the dwelling to besupplied, there is provided a supply main which is indicated by thenumeral 20, and is connected by means of a union 21, with the said pipe14. This supply main is preferably connected with the ipe 14, below thesurface level and exten s therefore through the ground to the dwelling'or to some point adjacent thereto. In this manner, freezing of the waterin the supply main is to a certain extent prevented. This supply mainleads through the well tube 2, as indicated at 22, a stutfing box beingpreferably provided at this point. It will be understood that any numberof branches may lead from the supply main, and for this reason but o-neof the branches has been shown in the drawings and this is indicated bythe numeral 23, and is provided at its end with a faucet 2st, which maybe located at any desired place in the dwelling in connection with whichthe system is used.

Surrotniding the cap pipe la, is the storage tank 27, at the bottom 3 ofwhich is a threaded sleeve S into which is secured the lower end of thecap pipe 4. This cap pipe is provided with the ring 25, forming anexterior flange and held between the flange 25 and the bottom 8 of thetank is the gasket l insuring an air tight connection.

The top 2 has the opening a of a size so that the flange 25 will readilypass into the compressed air tank 7. The top 2 has suitable boltopenings containing the bolts 5 working through the flange 9', connectedto the upper end of the pipe 14. The gasket 8 is held between the top 2and the flange 9 as shown in Fig. 2. As disclosed, the pipe a has anopening 25 so that the compressed air within the tank 27 can escape intothe pipe 2. The compressed air storage tank 27 may be located eitherwithin the dwelling or exterior thereto, as desired. The capacity ofthis tank 27, of course depends upon the extent of the system. The tankis supplied with air under pressure through a pipe 28, which leads froman air compressing device of any suitable type, such for example, as ahand or motor operated air compressing pump (not shown). A check valve29, is located at the point of communication of the pipe QS, with thetank 27, and serves to retain the air under pressure within the tank. Asuitable gage 30, is arranged upon the tank and indicates the degree ofpressure to which the air within the tank is subjected.

From the foregoing it will be readily understood that the tank 27, beingproperly filled with air under pressure, it is only necessary to openthe faucet 24C, to obtain a supply of water. It will be furtherunderstood that it will only be necessary to supply compressed air tothe tank 27 at intervals of several days if it is of the properdimensions. It will also be noted that the entire system with thepossible exception of the supply main 23, may be readily applied to anyordinary well tube now in use without any considerable expense.

Having thus described our said invention, what we claim as new anddesire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

In combination a tank having a bottom with an interiorly threadedcollar, the top of said tank having a suitable opening, of a cap pipeextending through said tank, having its lower end threaded in to saidcollar, a flange secured to the upper end of said cap pipe, means tobolt said flange to the top of said tank, a cap closing said pipe, asupply pipe passing through said cap pipe, a stuffing box at the' upperend of said cap and surrounding said supply pipe, and a flange securedinteriorly near the lower end of said cap pipe, said cap pipe beinginteriorly threaded at its lower end below said flange, as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN 0. GRAY. VILLSON l). GRAY.

lVitnesses J. C. Hanns, H. A. HnNDRrxsoN.

Copies of this patent :may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, ID. C.

